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9 JUN 1977

NKK 350/1

TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 555 OF 1 JUNE

INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS).

FOR STEWART FROM DAVIES.

DAVIES' LETTER SCR 39/2091/72 OF 9 MAY.

GREEN PAPER ON NATIONALITY

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IT WOULD HELP US IN CONSIDERING THE GREEN PAPER IF YOU COULD ELUCIDATE THE UNDER-MENTIONED POINTS SO FAR AS POSSIBLE. (PARAGRAPH REFERENCES RELATE TO PARAGRAPHS IN THE GREEN PAPER):-

(1) PARAS, 21/2

IT APPEARS THAT ANY PERSON WHO ACQUIRED HIS CUKC STATUS OVERSEAS AND WHO HAS SETTLED IN U.K. FOR A SPECIFIED TIME, AT THE END OF WHICH HIS STAY IS FREE OF ANY CONDITION, WILL QUALIFY FOR BC STATUS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT SO QUALIFIED WHEN THE PROPOSALS OF THE GREEN PAPER ARE PUT INTO EFFECT, IT IS SAID IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS BY WHICH THEY MAY ACQUIRE BC STATUS. LATER.

QUERY: IS IT REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT THOSE CUKC FROM HONG KONG WHO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED FOR RESIDENCE/EMPLOYMENT IN THE U.K. AND WHO SATISFY, OR SUBSEQUENTLY SATISFY, ANY RESIDENTIAL REQUIREMENT, WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO ACQUIRE BC STATUS? THIS COULD AFFECT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER (PERHAPS 50,000) OF HONG KONG CUKC WHO ARE AT PRESENT WORKING IN UK.

(2) PARA. 29

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